New data from the IRS lets us see which states Minnesota has been losing residents and income to, and which states we have been gaining them from.
To boost GDP per capita as well as total GDP, immigrants need to be more likely to be employed than workers already resident and/or more skilled.
Despite S.23’s good intentions, the reality is there are too many unintended consequences and we cannot grow the economy or make Vermont more affordable by arbitrarily forcing wage increases. I…
Good public policy will be based on the best facts and data we have, not just the facts and data we find politically convenient.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Just like any subsidies, housing subsidies will not make housing cheaper; it will push cost on to tax payers without addressing the root cause of the problem.
The frigid weather on Saturday, January 18 did not deter participants and spectators from the annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition held this year at Dunwoody College of Technology in Minneapolis. The…
A response to our Monday op ed in the Star Tribune highlights the pitfalls of replying to things before reading them.
The link between wages and productivity is currently one of the most hotly contested issues in political economy. The evidence shows, in fact, that the link holds. To raise wages,…
IRS stats show that Minnesota has a net inflow of lower income residents. We reported these publicly available numbers. Bob Collins, formerly of MPR, said that was racist.
And it's not just the rich and elderly moving to lower-tax states.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A recent NBER research paper has added to the research showing that occupational licensing plays no role in consumer satisfaction.
When people claim that minimum wage hikes "put the needs of working people above the profit margins of big business" it shows that they are living in fantasyland.
Q) Is it time to consider whether Minnesota's government should dictate what we get paid? A) No.
The cause of unaffordable housing is a shortage of supply relative to demand. Rent controls won't fix that. More housing supply will.
In 2011, the Minnesota Beer Wholesalers Association was part of a "large liquor coalition" opposed to the Surly Bill. They can take no credit whatsoever for the craft beer boom…
Minnesota's high employment ratios are set to decline; what state policymakers can do to alleviate these pressures.
As workers are becoming more expensive, Polish firms are investing in technology in order to remain competitive
Subsidization has a probability of raising costs even higher with the option of state funding and the lack of market signaling.
An ordinance passed by the city of Dayton gives an example of the types of fees which help make housing unaffordable.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Back in 2011, economist Paul Krugman said that an alien attack might boost the American economy. Space Force to the rescue!
If localities are permitted to set their own minimum wage rate above the state rate, why should they not also be free to set one below it?